Union Bank fined N200m for contravening CBN cryptocurrency directive

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc for breaching its regulation on cryptocurrency trading in the country.

Union Bank was fined N200 million by the financial regulation for breaching the cryptocurrency regulation, Ripples Nigeria learnt on Wednesday.

Recall that the central bank warned commercial banks against enabling cryptocurrency trading by allowing accounts to receive and send money related to digital currency.